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Title: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 24 May 2012, 15:15:20
Ive just done this at work,

Aliminium base with a White Pearl with Blue flip as a top coat, topped off with a scratch proof high gloss laquer

(http://s13.postimage.org/fnd690fiv/IMAG0267.jpg)
(http://s13.postimage.org/gq5qairvb/IMAG0268.jpg)
(http://s14.postimage.org/dkhyg7vr5/IMAG0269.jpg)

Admitadly it wasnt having to destroy the clear lens and the outside rim dosent look pretty but once re-assembled it cover it and should look really good  :y ill keep this updated on my progress and maybe a very lengthy 'How-to' but it wasn't an easy thing to do  :-\ :(
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: danzigfan on 24 May 2012, 16:31:01
Nice and smooth surface  :y Planing to do something like this ?
(http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/danzigfan1/omega_bent.jpg)
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 24 May 2012, 16:52:10
er...... No! lol No i just want to do little bits make it different than the rest e.g. Instrument panel, Stereo TID etc.

Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: danzigfan on 24 May 2012, 17:10:03
er...... No! lol No i just want to do little bits make it different than the rest e.g. Instrument panel, Stereo TID etc.
;D ok then...
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: x25dt on 24 May 2012, 18:13:33
Looks You've got a great interior there :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Johnny English on 25 May 2012, 11:40:13
Looks You've got a great interior there :y

I like interior as well especially the family album... ;D great job anyway congrats matey!  :y  :y  :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: twiglet on 25 May 2012, 14:10:04
Nice and smooth surface  :y Planing to do something like this ?
(http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/danzigfan1/omega_bent.jpg)

That's just mental, but I like it!!  ;D  A huge amount of work has gone into that!!  :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Johnny English on 25 May 2012, 15:01:53
Supposedly the owner doesn't have any children, who would leave their own foot- or palm-prints either on the carpet or on the windscreen... :) anytime I make a clean the clearness never takes longer than some hours and my iron is full of prints everywhere... ;D
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel (update)
Post by: Sam Burton on 25 May 2012, 15:42:35
Right update on Silver Speedo Project are as follows
After collecting the Instrument panel from Serek(thank you) i had to remove the clear lens with cracking or damaging the surface which is a lot difficult than i thought after different approaches and failing e.g. saw, stanley knife, sharp nice, heat etc. i finally managed a succesfull way of getting off, granted it was the most risky but if i had just pulled it off it would have cracked left right and centre.

My Succesfull approach was this A tiny flat head screw driver and a tiny hammer, and basically had to pinpoint where the clear goes into the black plastic then hit the hammer to crack the lens all the way round if your careful it will just crack the tiny lipped section of Clear plastic which is what you want, so after doing this all the way round Tadaa!, Shes off, what you need to do then is line the clear lens up to the sprayed instrument panel and see where the jagged clear meets jagged black trim off to its sits flat and glue together with a decent plastic glue, (put some weight on top of the Instrument Panel whilst glue is drying so it forces the clear into the black)

If you are going to attempt it remember to put the TID/MID clock buttons back in  ;D ;D :D :D

(http://s8.postimage.org/tj8ejyolh/IMAG0271.jpg)
(http://s16.postimage.org/yz3bdmkrp/IMAG0272.jpg)
(http://s16.postimage.org/lanbbzov9/IMAG0273.jpg)
(http://s16.postimage.org/ovj6v7tet/IMAG0274.jpg)

Im Now going to remove my existing Clocks to fit to the Silver then ill update with a picture once fully fitted to the Miggy!! :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: custard1 on 25 May 2012, 18:19:33
I like what you have done there bud it will look top stuff when fitted as done this to my Astra back in the day
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: flyer 0712 on 25 May 2012, 21:53:07
Looks well...good thinking...love to see your pics when all done. :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 26 May 2012, 11:27:01
Here is the Unit with the Clocks in and the TID (MID Next project :y ) then ill spray the outside casing of that silver next week  :)

(http://s16.postimage.org/9ltdumavp/IMAG0275.jpg)
(http://s11.postimage.org/izlutva1f/IMAG0276.jpg)
(http://s17.postimage.org/jybl9ynxb/IMAG0277.jpg)

(Forgot to move my new Card lol)

Here the pictures after refitting to the Miggy

(http://s15.postimage.org/vzm98lwe3/IMAG0280.jpg)
Love the Dice  ??? 8) :o ;D ;D ;D :D
(http://s9.postimage.org/qr0sajuxr/IMAG0281.jpg)

What i intend to do now is remove the centre console wood and gearstick/handbrake wood surround as well as the door card trims and spray them the same colour (aluminium/white pearl with blue flip) to co-ordinate with the Instrument Panel ill upload some more pictures in the future to show you how it looks  :y :)

If you are going to attempt to do similar for god sake be carefull as its a very disconcerting having to break up two speedos to make one  :D ;)
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: custard1 on 26 May 2012, 11:40:45
Looks spot on fella  ;) in going to wrap most of the horrid wood style plastic as I hate it and I will post the pics and stuff when done as I have a new mob that I can up load pics
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 26 May 2012, 11:44:24
Sounds like a plan i found a really quick and easy way to get pictures onto here Download Dropbox for your phone and computer sync via login by the same email address then use postimage.org click the direct link button then tadaa its on here Glad i found an easy way as i know some people struggle to get piccys on here  ;)
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: custard1 on 26 May 2012, 12:04:08
I just us photo bucket I haven't used my phone to upload anything yet as still getting used to it,il have a bash later when I finish work
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: RobG on 26 May 2012, 12:06:48
Here is the Unit with the Clocks in and the TID (MID Next project :y ) then ill spray the outside casing of that silver next week  :)

(http://s16.postimage.org/9ltdumavp/IMAG0275.jpg)
(http://s11.postimage.org/izlutva1f/IMAG0276.jpg)
(http://s17.postimage.org/jybl9ynxb/IMAG0277.jpg)

(Forgot to move my new Card lol)

Here the pictures after refitting to the Miggy

(http://s15.postimage.org/vzm98lwe3/IMAG0280.jpg)
Love the Dice  ??? 8) :o ;D ;D ;D :D
(http://s9.postimage.org/qr0sajuxr/IMAG0281.jpg)

What i intend to do now is remove the centre console wood and gearstick/handbrake wood surround as well as the door card trims and spray them the same colour (aluminium/white pearl with blue flip) to co-ordinate with the Instrument Panel ill upload some more pictures in the future to show you how it looks  :y :)

If you are going to attempt to do similar for god sake be carefull as its a very disconcerting having to break up two speedos to make one  :D ;)
Nah, if you`re gonna faff about with a MID you may`s well go the distance and fit a CID Sam. ;) ::)
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: omega3000 on 26 May 2012, 12:24:51
Hats off to the work done there  8)
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 26 May 2012, 14:00:45
Okay then o' wise one master Rob how much harder than a MID to do a CID  ???
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: RobG on 26 May 2012, 15:01:41
Okay then o' wise one master Rob how much harder than a MID to do a CID  ???
More complex Sam. A few members on here got the knowledge to do it, VXLV6 & TB to name two
PM sent with a link showing MID to CID
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: flyer 0712 on 26 May 2012, 21:18:42
looks well now back together  :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: x25dt on 27 May 2012, 11:45:23
Looks nice the final result :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Johnny English on 28 May 2012, 21:53:34
+1!    Yes, hats off mate!   :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: Sam Burton on 29 May 2012, 17:16:18
Thanks for the comments guys ill upload some more picture once ive done the interior trims :y
Title: Re: Sprayed Instrument Panel
Post by: dazzerM on 29 May 2012, 18:06:28
Its amazing how much a little colour can give it a fresh look

Looks good mate  :y